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Joel Briggs 1785–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 JUL 1785

Birth Location: Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: BEF 16 MAY 1857

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joel Briggs

Mother: Hannah Sprague

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In 1785, Joel Briggs entered the world in Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Joel Briggs And Hannah Sprague. Joel Briggs passed away in 1857 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Joel Briggs entered the world in Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Joel Briggs And Hannah Sprague.
  • Joel Briggs passed away in 1857 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Joel Briggs's Ancestors

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Joel Briggs
1785–1857
Birth Place: Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joel Briggs
1757–1828
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Sprague
1757–1844
Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
George Briggs
1715–1779
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Wilkinson
1717–1794
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
John Sprague
1733–1813
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Everett
1737–1816
Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Briggs
1678–1732
Mercy Kingsbury
1677–1749
John Wilkinson
1678–1751
Rachell Fales
1680–1749
Hezekiah Sprague
1707–1740
Elizabeth Avery
1709–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Briggs
1643–1692
Rebecca Hoskins
1645–1719
Joseph Jr
1640–1688
Samuel Wilkinson
1650–1727
Plain Wickenden
1650–1727
James Fales
1632–1708
Ann Brock
1634–1712
Edward Sprague
1663–1715
Dorothy Lane
1669–1727

Joel Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1785
06 JUL 1785
Birth of Joel Briggs in Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1857
BEF 16 MAY 1857
Age 72
Death of Joel Briggs in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 JUL 1785
    Event Place: Canton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 16 MAY 1857
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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